Senior Financial Accountant

Senior Financial Accountant

Starting Salary from: £43,407

Permanent, Full Time

Location: Saughton House, Edinburgh

SCTS a great place to work, learn and develop

ABOUT SCTS

SCTS plays a key role in the administration of justice. We fulfil our purpose by providing the people, buildings and services needed to support the judiciary, the courts, devolved tribunals and OPG. Our work focuses on improving access to justice, reducing delay and cost within the justice system, modernising our services in line with reform, and using leading technology to improve our services for everyone.

The work of SCTS covers a broader range of issues than you may think. In providing support to Scotland’s courts, devolved tribunals and the OPG, we touch the lives of many people on a daily basis – be that through formal court or tribunal business, fulfilling your civic duty as a juror, paying fees or fines, seeking help in managing the affairs of an incapable adult or dealing with the estate of a loved one who has passed away. SCTS deals with over a quarter of a million cases and applications each year. Behind each one of these is an individual – looking to the system to help them assert their rights, address wrongs or provide support in a time of need. It is this work – which takes place every day in our courts, tribunals and administrative centres across Scotland – that consumes most of the time, energy and skill of our staff. We take pride in working as one team and providing high levels of service to all those who use the courts, tribunals and OPG. We are always looking to improve the services we provide – through innovation and development. Whilst delivering our core services is our priority, considering how we can improve and develop is also crucial to keep delivering the highest quality service.

To help direct us towards achieving our purpose successfully, we embrace three key values of respect, service and excellence.

These guide our behaviour, decisions and actions - in pursuit of fulfilling our purpose to the highest standard.

Outline of job role and purpose:

Qualified to CCAB/CIMA level, the Senior Financial Accountant will be directly responsible to the Head of Financial Accounting and will perform a key strategic role, working with other members of the Finance and Procurement team, to deliver efficient and effective financial accounting to the Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service (SCTS) and its stakeholders.

You will have a key role in the management of the SCTS annual report and accounts process including audit compliance. You will be maintaining and developing the capital asset management framework. You will be providing assurance to senior leadership on application and compliance to the capital policy and providing technical advice to the unit and wider business.

Some of your key responsibilities will include preparing and reviewing financial statements and reports in compliance with IFRS, leading technical accounting research and providing guidance on new accounting standards; delivering high quality written and verbal outputs to key stakeholders/senior leaders and Mentoring/developing trainee accountants within the team together with educating non-finance colleagues with respect to accounting treatment.

Our benefits include:

• A supportive and professional induction programme with regular check-ins with your line manager
• Job stability and security with excellent and varied career prospects
• Flexible working arrangements 
• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 days after 4 years’ service) plus 11.5 public and privilege holidays
• Special leave and paid leave for study or voluntary public service
• Excellent Civil Service Pension Scheme
• Family friendly policies
• Free and confidential Employee Assistance
•  A variety of staff discounts and offers with major retailers
• Payment of professional membership fees
• Access to opportunities across all Civil Service departments that are not available to non-Civil Servants
• Security of full pay when unwell (up to a maximum of 6 months)
• Learning and development (including digital) opportunities

The closing date for the post is: Monday 2 December 2024.

Interviews will be held 11 or 12 December 2024.

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The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service is exempt from the protections of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). This permits us to ask applicants details of both spent and unspent convictions, along with details of any formal cautions that you may have. Individuals without existing security clearance will always be considered as all successful applicants will require a standard level Disclosure check completed before employment can commence.